The Presidents Cup still has a long way to go before it can be declared a hopeless cause. Yes, the Americans have a 12-1-1 advantage in the matches against an International team that only four years ago began to develop a true identity. They are going for their 10th straight win this week at Royal Montreal.
MONTREAL — The Presidents Cup still has a long way to go before it can be declared a hopeless cause.
Long ago, the Ryder Cup was equally lopsided, mainly due to Britain trying to rebuild after World War II. In the first 25 matches against Great Britain and Ireland , the Americans led 21-3-1. The International team had no one in the top 10 of the world ranking and only two players in the top 20 for the 2019 matches at Royal Melbourne. The Americans countered with 10 players in the top 20. The Americans still had to stage a huge rally in singles on the final day to win.
That's not to suggest the Presidents Cup can ever match the Ryder Cup in heritage and hype, and probably not in passion. The Ryder Cup is between two tours, and even now as most Europeans are PGA Tour members and U.S. residents, there is a lot of pride and even more bragging rights. The tour created these matches in 1994 when the International stars who ruled golf — Greg Norman, Nick Price, Vijay Singh and a 24-year-old South African stud named Ernie Els — had no cup to play.Royal Melbourne in 2019 might be looked upon as turning point in the Presidents Cup. Els was the captain and determined to give the Internationals their own identity.
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